Millepora Help

[gbiondo]

I can't seem to keep ANY millepora alive. Every time I put one in, it does fine for a few days, then the polyps begin to receed. After that, it's all downhill. All other sps have no issues- red planet, tri-color valida, various stags, ssc, etc. Get water tested every week which shows ph and alk stable, phosphates undetectable, salinity always at 1.024, no nitrate, nitrite, etc. Water change is 10 gallons weekly (75 gallon tank), temp stable at 74. I thought millepora were easy to keep. Any ideas or suggestions?

 

[leveldrummer]

Hows the flow?

 

[gbiondo]

Hows the flow?

2 MP40's and 1 MP10 running in reef crest mode at about 60%. Pretty good flow.

 

[rovster]

Where are you getting your milles from? Try an ORA or one from an established tank before you start jumping to conclusions. They should be no more difficult than any of the SPS you named. They do like a lot of flow!

 

[gbiondo]

Where are you getting your milles from? Try an ORA or one from an established tank before you start jumping to conclusions. They should be no more difficult than any of the SPS you named. They do like a lot of flow!

The latest one is an ORA rose millepora. Got it about 15 minutes after the store got it in. Wasn't even out of the bag yet.

 

[AquamanE]

Lots of low, lots of light.

 

[gbiondo]

Lots of low, lots of light.

its almost directly in front of an MP40 the last couple of days. Maybe I'll try to move it up higher in the tank to see if its a lighting issue.